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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What captive did Hannibal use to teach his troops a lesson?
(a) Livy.
(b) Allobroge .
(c) Gaullus II.
(d) Marcus Aurelius.

2. How many horsemen did Hannibal's army have?
(a) One for every 13 foot soldiers.
(b) One for every 4 foot soldiers.
(c) One for every 12 foot soldiers.
(d) One for every 15 foot soldiers.

3. Why did the Battle at Cannae have to come quickly?
(a) Both sides were low on food.
(b) Both side wanted to crush the other.
(c) Both side were tired.
(d) Both sides were eager.

4. What did Hannibal encourage his soldiers to do?
(a) Take slaves.
(b) Be without mercy.
(c) Fight.
(d) Leave.

5. How did Hannibal differ from other Carthaginians according to "Hannibal's Way"?
(a) He was the son of a peasant.
(b) He was not very religious.
(c) He was of Roman descent.
(d) He was not rich.

Short Answer Questions

1. How old was Africanus during his first battle against Hannibal?

2. How old was Publius Cornelius Scipio during the Battle of Cannae?

3. What do historians agree on about Hannibal's troops?

4. What was Hannibal willing to take?

5. When were the soldiers that survived Cannae allowed to return from exile?

Short Essay Questions

1. What were Hannibal's men and animals suffering from?

2. What did Hannibal learn about the Roman army by watching them?

3. What did historians agree on regarding Hannibal's travels in Chapter 6?

4. What weakness of Hannibal did Fabius Maximus figure out?

5. What was the one fact about Hannibal that went without dispute?

6. What reputation did Hannibal have among historians according to Chapter 4?

7. What is a plausible statement according to O'Connell in Chapter 5?

8. Who set up a trap for Hannibal and his men?

9. What happened when Hannibal eluded Publius Scipio?

10. Who was Hannibal met by when they crossed the Alps and what happened?

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